presidential candidates tied in the polls with no knockout punch in the debate. >> more showers on the way and more to come tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and some slick surfaces out there on the roadways. but so far not too many hot spots. i'll explain coming up. >> good morning, it is tuesday, october 23. i'm elizabeth wenger. michelle has the morning off. >> i'm frank mallicoat. time now is 5:00. and can you say world series? >> that should end it. and who else, scutaro. and the giants have won the pennant 9-0. >> that was game 7 in the middle of a hellacious rainstorm a team that never would die. the giants have just stormed their way back into the world series. giants did it again winning three must win games to take the national league championship series in a very wet at&t park last night. >> i know. made for quite the finish.

so they open the world series in san francisco this morning. cate caugiran will be live with all the joyful fans at at&t park, but first, let's go to dennis o'donnell with the winning game highlights. reporter: from at&t park, good morning, down three games to one the giants outscored st. louis 20-1 over the final three games to win the nlcs. bruce bochy and mike metheny game faces on for game 7. bottom of the 2nd 1-0 giants, matt cain with two outlines one two second. blanco scores 2-0. next inning giants with the bases loaded hunter pence, john jay misplayed it. everybody scored 5. -0 giants. in the ninth it started to pour. sergio romo finishes it off. how ironic that matt holliday pops out to scutaro to end the game after that brutal collision in game 2. the giants win 9-0 and advance to the world series to take on the detroit tigers in san francisco. >> we don't give up.

we play hard to the last out. with this unbelievable things that never been done before, that's the kind of thing we are. >> yeah. get everybody out of here! >> you know, i never thought i'd be in this situation when i was sitting at home on my couch with no job in the middle of july in 2010. >> giants won the pennant! >> reporter: marco scutaro was the series mvp batting .458. so the tigers are flying in today and they will practice late this afternoon. our sportscast will emanate from at&t park tonight. giants on to the world series. well, giants fans rocked the mission district to celebrate the win. check that out. the biggest party was at the ballpark of course. cate caugiran is at at&t park with that part of our team coverage. good morning, cate. quiet now, but rocking last night, huh? reporter: yes. mother nature con rain on the parade. the challenge to everyone watching is to find somebody

not wearing black and orange because it looks like giants fever has taken over the bay area. take a look right now. the celebration continued here at at&t park. this is the moment giants fans were waiting for after every nail biting game. giants fans will be waking up to reality this morning. fans even scaled willie mays statue for a prime cheering spots. as much as this is a celebration for the team, fans say it's a major win for their hometown. >> this is like boston in '07. we got the 49ers. we got the super bowl. we got the world series. who knows, the sharks, nets, we're on top of the world right now. >> we need this win. we needed it bad and we got it. >> reporter: mayor lee joined in on congratulating the giants. he released a statement that said, we really saw what perseverance and team work can do. the san francisco giants have put the orange in orange

october and the streets are overflowing with giants pride. i'm only surprised you guys that i didn't wake up through all of this mayhem and celebration. did i watch the game but did -- i did watch the game, heard the cheering but was able to get back to sleep. for highlights go to cbssf.com. it's a good resource for highlights, photos, also some team gear. live at at&t park, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> sleep is overrated. >> reporter: yes. true. [ laughter ] >> although very necessary on this shift. game one of the world series set to go wednesday night at at&t park. giants, tigers, game time first pitch 5:07. >> that dramatic rainy finish almost as improbable as... the weather. and as lawrence karnow shows us that storm it was like a fastball aimed at the ballpark down the middle. >> what did you say? it's like the heaven opened and

champagne from the heavens. >> it was cool. it was really coming down. things settling down a little in san francisco right now, showers moved south into the san jose area. you can see showers dropping in that direction so it looks like today not a whole washout but if you are getting up this morning, pretty good rain toward morgan hill south san jose. showers will taper off into the next couple of hours but we're not done with the rain just yet. that whole trough is camped out along the west coast. so that's going to allow the flow of moisture to move in along the western pacific meaning a chance of more rain and unsettled weather for another day at least. cool out the door, 40s and 50s. by the afternoon well below average for this time of the year. usually in the mid-70s in many spots, as much as 13 degrees below average in san jose today, san francisco degrees 8 degrees below average at 61. we'll have more on your weather coming up. right now let's check on the

roads with gianna. >> we'll hit the bay bridge first right now, lawrence. so far no accidents. in fact, yesterday things were much busier because of the wet weather but it's tapered off a little bit so a little easier out the door this morning. metering lights are off at the bay bridge toll plaza, no delays. elsewhere, as we check the san mateo bridge this morning, free- flowing both directions, 14 minutes between hayward and foster city. golden gate bridge no delays either. 101 towards the toll plaza so far an easy ride into san francisco. back to you >> thank you. the 2012 presidential debates are now history. the election just two weeks away from today. between now and then, of course, president obama, mitt romney will spend most of their time campaigning in battleground states. and cbs reporter randall pinkston joins us now from boca raton, florida with the latest on the big night between the two candidates. good morning. >> reporter: a big night it was indeed, frank, a lot of clashing through the night.

this morning republicans are saying what mitt romney did last night was to lay out his vision of foreign policy if he is elected president but the democrats and president obama are saying that what he did indeed was to lay out a series of inconsistencies, changing his positions, saying that he is all over the place even accusing romney of being reckless. reporter: this was the third and final debate and president obama saved his sharpest attacks for the end. >> every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> reporter: viewers seemed to respond to the president. a cbs news snap poll of the debate shows 53% of uncommitted voters believed the president won. >> you saw a very strong president, a strong and steady president with a clear vision. you had an unsteady romney. >> reporter: romney's best score came on the issue of china. >> i want a great relationship with china. china can be our partner. but that doesn't mean they can just roll all over us and steal our jobs on an unfair basis. >> reporter: even on that issue romney only managed to tie president obama.

perhaps the most memorable line of the night came when president obama and mitt romney were debating cuts to the military budget. >> our navy is smaller now than anytime since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. we're now down to 285. >> governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonettes because the nature of our military has changed. >> reporter: republicans say the president was disrespectful. >> i found it extraordinary that the president ridiculed the navy. bayonettes? >> reporter: senator john kerry a navy veteran, kept the theme going. >> i think that the president sank this battleship tonight. >> reporter: at one point horses and bayonettes was the most searched term on google. >> reporter: this morning i spoke to senator kerry.

>> they saw in all republicans can do is complain that the president is rude, they have lost. >> randall you were at all three debates. any change in style? mr. romney seemed a little more laid back. he wasn't quite as on the attack mode as he was certainly in debate number 2. >> reporter: exactly right you are, frank. he was much less contentious. as a matter of fact, he was even more in agreement with president obama's policy positions than he had been previously. and president obama became the romney of the first debate. he was taking it to him every chance he got trying to lay out where they differed on positions and where romney had been inconsistent. voters will have a lot to chew on as they prepare to make their decision next month. >> he will with they got two weeks to do it. no more debates. randall pinkston live in florida, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >> we have some more post- debate numbers here. a cbs 5 survey of independent voters here in california

suggests there was no clear winner last night actually. 47% telling surveyusa that president obama woman while 44% felt that mr. romney won. again these poll numbers reflect independent voters in our state of california. for presidential campaign coverage anytime, of course, at your convenience, log on to our website, cbssf.com. in other news, pg&e reportedly tells some regulators of its pipes in the bay area are safe but there is no proof they were tested and cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is in concord where one of these unsuspected pipes actually lies. elissa. >> reporter: we're talking about miles of pipeline running throughout the east bay and san jose. pg&e said that these lines had been checked and that they were safe. but they admitted to the "san francisco chronicle" yesterday that they don't have the documents to back that up. now, there are questions that these lines were ever inspected. here's where they are. we're talking about 4.5 miles

of at-risk natural gas pipeline in martinez, newark, fremont and san jose. under federal law, these lines should having inspected years ago by 2007. pg&e said these lines were safe because that's what employees told regulators. but while reviewing inspection history of these lines, the company found no records to confirm those checks. a pg&e spokesman told the "san francisco chronicle" that recordkeeping is not what it should have been. poor recordkeeping is part of what led to that 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno. documents show that pg&e never conducted the type of inspection that might have detected a problem there and prevented that blast. the explosion killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes. pg&e gave this statement about the latest discovery of the four lines in east san jose. "pg&e took steps to ensure that the issue does not exist

elsewhere in the system or occur again. pg&e believes it doesn't exist elsewhere in the system." they plan to inspect all the lines by the end of the year n concord, elissa harrington, cbs 5. 5:12 now. some chilling new details in the wisconsin spa shooting how the suspect terrorized his wife shortly before making good on those threats. >> and apple is about to unveil its worst kept secret. the ipad mini. next, the one unknown detail everyone is fixated on. >> and some wild weather in the central valley. the possible tornado touchdowns and the damage when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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blasted off into the sky shy fore four this mor liftoff of kevin ford and... >> that is a russian spacecraft blasting off into space shortly before 4:00 this morning. it carried a three-man crew on the way to international space station. two-day trip up there. the liftoff happened in kazakhstan. the soyuz craft is the only means for astronauts to reach the space station since the shuttle fleet was ended a year ago. the storm we experienced in the bay area got a lot more aggressive when it moved northeast. even unleashing a tornado south

of yuba city. look at this. that twister ripped shingles off roofs and rooftops yesterday in the sparsely populated area dominated by orchards. patio furniture was scattered and trees and power lines were blown down. >> i stepped out on my back porch and there it was. >> you could see the funnel cloud and it just kept going. >> i saw hail for about 30 seconds, then it stopped. it was dead quiet. you could have heard a pin drop. >> there were no serious injuries. that was the only confirmed tornado. but there have been reports that funnel clouds in surrounding areas. but experts have not determined that any of those actually touched the ground. >> and then we got over a foot of snow up in the sierra. i think boreal is going to open halloween day. >> it was 90 degrees. >> and they are not done just yet. we have more snow and winter storm warnings in the sierra nevada until 11:00 today and still some showers rotating through the bay area although that has moved a little further south into parts of the south bay towards morgan hill and gilroy. you can see the cells headed in that direction right now. still, if you are head out the door, a chance of a few more

scattered showers. temperatures on the chilly side in the 40s and 50s right now. by the afternoon, it will stay cool and brisk. i love the feel of the cool air after a cold front moves boy and chance of more widely scattered showers but it will be less showers and probably a few more clouds around the bay area so staying fairly dry as we head throughout the day. a little unsettled though for today as the system moves by and then another stronger band move in late tonight into tomorrow morning to bring another chance of some rainfall. here's part of that system moving on through dragging through the south bay right now. that moves out. a chance of a couple of scattered pop-up showers. not a rainout. we have another cell dropping into the bay area and then look at this tomorrow morning if this is right with the computer models, that's an impressive cell over san francisco. we'll see if that's right tomorrow morning when we get up. still, if you are traveling around so far just morning showers maybe some delays at sfo this morning. by the afternoon clearing out a bit. houston 88 degrees showers and thunderstorms into chicago, and new york looking at 66 degrees.

60s around the bay area, brisk and breezy toward the afternoon and unusually cool. chance of showers showers continuing into tomorrow then drying out thursday, dry warmer weather will continue through the weekend and probably the first part of this next week. let's check the roads now with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. we are going to head to the south bay now where we had a couple of minor accidents this morning one of them along 101 near lawrence expressway over to the right shoulder. a live look at 101 near trimble. traffic is moving along, no delays in both directions. an overview of the south bay now, you can see a lot of green on our sensors. traffic is actually doing pretty good through there. northbound 280 through downtown san jose no delays. clear along guadalupe parkway and again 101 looking good in both directions. elsewhere, live look at 880/237. you can see traffic very light this morning. an easy ride as you connect between 880 and 101. also your travel times through the south bay looking good 101280 and guadalupe parkway

all in the green. 680 through walnut creek not a problem. hi, lawrence! looking good off 680 towards the caldecott tunnel towards the maze, traffic cruising along no troubles. eight a both directions also looking good -- 880 both directions also looking good. easy ride through oakland. toward the bay bridge toll plaza no delays. southbound 880 also looks good towards the san mateo bridge this morning through fremont no delays, as well. mass transit a good choice everything on time this morning for bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries. that's a look at traffic. elizabeth? >> thank you. in other news investigators believe a body found in new jersey is of that a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing over the weekend. autumn pasquale was last seen at her home in clayton, new jersey, saturday afternoon. she had been the subject of a massive search. at this point investigators are not saying exactly where the body was found. an autopsy to confirm the body's identity will be conducted this morning. police say a gunman who killed three women at a

wisconsin spa had illegally bought the weapon two days after his wife was granted a restraining order against him. she was one of the victims sunday in brookfield. radcliffe haughton later shot himself to death. some wisconsin lawmakers are now calling for tougher enforcement of domestic violence-related gun laws. the food and drug administration is investigating those monster energy drinks after reports of five deaths that may be connected to the highly caffeinated beverages. the fda says the reports do not necessarily prove the deaths were caused by those drinks. one of the cases involved a 14- year-old girl who died of heart problems after consuming two monster drinks in two days. her family has filed a lawsuit. a new smaller ipad is expected to be unveiled by apple sometime this morning. apple will return to the california theater downtown san jose for the morning announcement. apple is not talking not unusual. but analysts expect it to be about half the size of the regular ipad that's -- there is

one unknown detail though. everyone is fixated on the price tag. analysts guesses are all over the map ranging from about 249 to $349. cnet's brian cooley will join us at 6:45 to weigh in on the ipad mini. >> cool, between an iphone and ipad. >> like a kindle fire something like that a little smaller and more mobile. >> good thing i don't have the old ipad. i would be outdated. >> like everyone else. you have to buy a new one. 5:21. think san francisco apartments are small? we'll show you a living space that's less than five feet wide. >> and out on the soccer field, an awesome goal that earned play of the day. coming your way. goooooooaaaaal ! ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

still some showers left here in the bay area. you can see most of that focused into the south bay but a chance of more scattered showers today and more rain to come we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> and we're keeping a close eye on the roads because of the wet weather. so far your morning commute is cruising along. no major delays to report on the bay bridge. complete traffic and weather coming up. it is one of the narrowest houses in the entire world. the house is just under 5 feet

wide at its widest point. it's about 32 feet front to back and 29 feet high. there's a bathroom and kitchen all on the ground floor and a ladder to the second floor has a bed, a table and a chair. that's it. the house was designed three years ago to fill a very narrow space in downtown warsaw, poland. ♪ [ music ] >> goooooooaaaaal goooooooaaaaal! >> that is spanish for play of the day. alvaro tied this game. he eventually won the match 3- 2. play of the day and although i think the giants won a game last night, too. we are going to give them honors, as well. honorsas well. >> there is the could of the

cover of the "chronicle." >> and this one, too. >> and this is the "contra costa times" this morning. raining champs because the heavens opened up what a night for our giants. and a lot more nights to come. they open up tomorrow night against the tyingers. >> we were saying the rain added a dramatic finish. 5:26. two-week sprint to the election begins today. >> the presidential candidates throw punches over foreign policy. who scored the most points in the final face-off? >> reporter: this morning, the bay area's waking up with giants fever! the world series reality, we'll show you where you can get tickets and how much they are going to cost you after the break. >> and wild weather here in northern california. a live report on the funnel cloud and possible tornado touchdowns. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald giants fans "singin' in the rain" last night. the orange and black's amazing comeback to cruise into the world series. >> storm clouds continuing to roll through the bay area still some showers outside and more to come. we'll have details coming up. >> and we're dealing with slick select out there this morning plus chain requirements heading toward the snow. details in minutes. good morning. it's tuesday, october 23rd. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. michelle has the morning off. time now is 5:30. that should end it. and who else, scutaro. and the giants have won the pennant! >> there you go. everyone is dancing. game 7 for the san francisco giants ended in the pouring rain. but it was a happy ending for

the hometown fans. a team that never says die stormed its way into the world series. for the second straight post- season series the giants won 3 elimination games and they are going to open up the world series tomorrow night at home. we start with dennis o'donnell with the nl champion giants last night. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. down three games to one the giants out scored st. louis 20- 1 over the final three games to win the nlcs. bruce bochy and mike metheny game faces on for game 7. bottom of the 2nd 1-0 giants, matt cain with two outs, lines one to second. blanco scores 2-0. next inning giants with the bases loaded hunter pence, john jay misplayed it. everybody scored. 5-0 giants. in the ninth it started to pour. sergio romo finishes it off. how ironic that matt holliday pops out to scutaro to end the game after that brutal collision in game 2. the giants win 9-0 and advance to the world series to take on the detroit tigers in san francisco.

is this the best rain has ever felt to you. >> yeah, i'm from seattle and this is the best rain i have ever felt. >> rainy night in san francisco, not just rainy but pouring down to get the last out, it was very unique. >> it was one of those like, you know, dancing in the rain type things where you're happy to be in the rain which you don't get very often. you feel like a kid again. >> reporter: marco scutaro was the series mvp batting .458. so the tigers are flying in today and they will practice late this afternoon. our sportscast will emanate from at&t park tonight. giants on to the world series. giants fans rock the mission district and the bay area. >> everyone sleep deprived and happy. cate caugiran is at at&t where a drenching didn't dampen fan

spirits. good morning, cate. >> reporter: good morning. the lights are still on here at at&t park. the celebration will continue on. after every nail biting game, now the world series is a reality. it was really hard not to find a part of san francisco celebrating. fans even climbed over the willie mays statue for a prime cheering spot. it was like that here at the at&t to the marina and as you saw earlier in the mission district. mother nature could not rain on the parade. horns were honking. illegal fireworks were going off because last night was the -- the city was full of giants fever. >> right now, go giants, baby. we're back! one more, baby. we're coming back. >> the energy in the city is the best. >> everybody gets along, no fights, everybody's on a good hype. >> reporter: now, this morning, some of those fans better be ready to break the bank because if you plan to score tickets for the world series, here's what you're looking at on stubhub. standing-room-only ticket prices are about $400. the highest price seats on

stubhub, $10,000. now, if you were lucky enough to get these advance seats check out what the giants were selling retail prices. bleachers going for $230. the best seats were about $1,040. i spoke to a giants representative yesterday who says right now your best bet is to go to stubhub. hopefully you better be ready to break the bank. if you missed game highlights or if you want to see photos or score team gear the best place to do that is at cbssf.com. i checked out the website this morning because i missed a little part of the game because i did fall asleep at the end of it but don't worry i will be awake for every game from here on out. live at at&t parks, cate caugiran, cbs 5. game one tomorrow night wednesday night at at&t park. giants and tigers. first two are here on wednesday and thursday and then they head to detroit 5:07 the first pitch.

the weather just as crazy as the giants winning 6 straight elimination games. check out marco scutaro getting soaked. he was the mvp. an exciting time for the bay area. heavier rainfall south of san jose along the 101 right now between morgan hill and also into gilroy over the mountaintops and towards scotts valley but i think overall, we are starting to dry out a little bit although we are still fairly wet. so a chance of a few more scattered showers throughout the day today on and off. unsettled throughout the day. a cool start with 40s and 50s. by the afternoon, running well below average for this time of the year.

usually in the mid-70s in some spots, inland today we're struggling to get into the mid- 60s maybe about 63 in livermore. about 61 in san francisco. and 62 in santa rosa. let's check the slick roads with gianna. >> so far no accidents to report so that's good news. a live look at the golden gate bridge, not too bad, traveling moving along no delays right now out of marin county into san francisco. elsewhere though we are seeing some brake lights westbound 580 altamont pass to 680. 17-minute ride westbound highway 4 also getting slow as you work your way through antioch. if you are heading towards the sierra this morning, westbound 80 traffic is being held at truckee due to spinouts. also donner lake chains required eastbound from baxter to the nevada state line and 50, as well. so be careful out there if you are traveling out of town today. some slick conditions. that's a look at traffic. elizabe . the election is in the home stretch. the presidential debates are behind us but there will be a lot of campaigning before voters head to the polls two

weeks from today and cbs reporter randall pinkston joins us from boca raton, florida the site of the final debate last night. good morning, randall. >> reporter: good morning. it was a fight to the finish this last and final debate. the candidates clashing for the entire 90 minutes. mitt romney accusing president obama of a series of foreign policy failures saying he, romney, would make a better commander-in-chief while president obama says romney had been inconsistent in his foreign policy positions. and sometimes said the president romney had even been reckless. reporter: this was the third and final debate and president obama saved his sharpest attacks for the end. >> every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> reporter: viewers seemed to respond to the president. a cbs news snap poll of the debate shows 53% of uncommitted voters believed the president won. perhaps the most memorable moments of the night came during this exchange over budget cuts to the military. >> our navy is smaller now than

anytime since 1917. >> governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonettes because the nature of our military has changed. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan told "cbs this morning" that the president was trying to deflect people's attention. >> you still have to have enough ships to have a foot print you need to keep sea lanes open to keep our strength abroad where it needs to be. >> reporter: and vice president biden accused romney of changing his position. >> the attacks being made by our friend seem to change every day. i -- i don't know what they stand for! >> reporter: while the focus of the debate was supposed to be on foreign policy, both candidates spent lots of time talking about the economy like this exchange on the auto industry. >> you would not provide government assistance to the u.s. auto companies even if they went through bankruptcy. you said they could get it in the private marketplace. that wasn't true. they would have gone through a . >> you're wrong mr. president. >> no i am not wrong. >> people will look it up. >> reporter: the auto industry

is especially important in the battleground state of ohio. and that last exchange an indication of some of the fireworks throughout the debate last night. president obama and mitt romney have been shown to come out okay in the polls. president obama went winning two of the three debates but no indication that his victory in the final two debates will slow down mitt romney's rise in the polls since the first debate. reporting live in boca raton, florida, i'm randall pinkston, back to you. >> randall, this debate was supposed to be all about foreign policy the moderator trying to get it on track but why was there so much talk about the economy? >> reporter: well, of course, when mitt romney it's his strong suit and he was trying to say and in fact he did say that america's economic strength had a bearing on america's role in the world. while president obama took the occasion to once again say the math doesn't add up pointing, for example, to mitt romney's attempt to raise the military budget while insisting he is going to balance the budget

president obama saying that the military didn't even ask for $2 trillion in spending that romney was proposing. >> okay. two weeks away. randall pinkston, live for us in florida this morning. thank you. and we are for continuing coverage of campaign 2012 you can check out our website, cbssf.com. there are reports that pg&e admits to having no proof that some of its pipes running through bay area cities were inspected. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is in concord now. that's one of the cities where the pipes were deemed safe but they were never tested, right? reporter: well, that's right. these lines ran through some cities in the east bay and also in san jose. and according to the "san francisco chronicle," pg&e discovered this problem while reviewing the inspection history of a pipeline that was running under martinez. they found no records to confirm that the mile-long section had been fully inspected. we're talking about 4.5 miles of at risk natural gas lines in martinez, in newark, in fremont, and in san jose. and the concord bay point areas. under federal law these lines should have been inspected years ago by 2007.

a pg&e spokesman told the "chronicle" that recordkeeping just isn't what it should have been. while reviewing inspection history of the lines they found no records to confirm the checks. a spokesman told the "san francisco chronicle" recordkeeping is not what it should have been. poor records is part of what led to the 2010 pipeline blast in san bruno. documents show that pg&e never conducted the type of inspection that might have detected a problem. the explosion killed eight people and destroyed almost 40 homes. pg&e gave the "chronicle" this statement about the latest discovery of the four lines in the east bay in san jose. they say "pg&e took steps to ensure that this issue does not exist elsewhere in the system or occur again. pg&e believes this issue does not exist elsewhere in the system." somebody also said that it will complete their in-- the company also said they will complete their inspections by the end of the year. in concord, elissa harrington, cbs 5. some san bruno residents

and local lawmakers want the california public commission's president removed now from office. they say the commission under michael peevey failed to keep the public safety. the petition with more than 600 signatures calls for his removal. two congressmen are also supporting his removal. brown is city council will consider a resolution regarding that during a meeting tonight at 7:00. time now 5:42. thinking small. apple fans wait for the debut of a pint-sized ipad. >> and panic and fear over a funnel cloud here in california. we have a live report on the tornado warnings and possible touchdowns right here in northern california. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. of northern california. sean bennett joins us from k county. welcome back. the stormy weather has been causing problems in parts of northern california. >> sean bennett was in the sierra yesterday. he joins us now from elk grove in sacramento county with what was kind of a wicked day weather-wise, right, sean. >> reporter: yes, it started in the snow and then ended up with a tornado in yuba city and then a funnel cloud here in elk grove where we're at. want to show you the damage left over here. the doghouse on the outside of this person's lawn was once inside the fence. a metal fence here and then a wooden fence, a lid from a garbage can nowhere to be found

and this is all resting up against this tree here on the side of this house in elk grove. wantto show you some video. we surveyed the damage done by this funnel cloud throughout yesterday afternoon into the early evening and we saw trash cans in the middle of the street all the way up on people's lawns, trash, litter, all sorts of debris brushed up against people's front doors. we saw a lot of trees that were down, already cut up by the tree services. we saw aluminum siding in the middle of the streets that once was in people's backyards for those retractable roofs. we saw all sorts of kind of interesting things. in fact, one man even saw his large air-conditioning unit moved by the power of the storm. it sounded and looked frightening according to residents. i'm sure it was like a movie set except it was real life for these people. the good news is, is that no one was hurt from the funnel cloud. we have one of our anchors in the studio who was sharing with us on our live shots this morning that she had friends call her saying they saw it traveling down highway 99 leaving sacramento to get to

elk grove which is south of the city. so scary for these residents here in elk grove, guys. >> i guess so. thank you, sean bennett in sacramento county. you don't think california would have, you know, tornadoes touching down but we get a little bit of everything here. >> we do. it's ominous. a little "wizard of oz" in that shot. >> it was wild. in fact our director kelly said she was out yesterday an yesterday afternoon we had some of those cumulonimbus crowds rolling through with hail in the city of san francisco. so when you get that going, you can get all kinds of strange weather. that's what we had yesterday. today a few showers early on. looks like things settling down a little bit. most of that moisture on 101 in parts of the south bay so heading in that direction, maybe a couple of raindrops there but not for long. looks like throughout the morning, a cloudy start to the day, a chance of a few sprinkles. generally dry and cool this afternoon with a scattered shower throughout the bay area with cools temperatures. more rain is on the way. things staying unsettled as that low pressure remains off

the coast and the trough along the west coast will pump in some of that moisture right in off the pacific so can't rule out a chance of some showers for today. computer models picking up on that system rolling through early on this morning through the south bay and maybe a couple of pop-up showers and that's about it. a dry day not a rainout. this guy wanders in tomorrow morning. if this actually happens this is a good cell that could be headed through san francisco early on tomorrow. so a little treacherous for the commute. traveling around the bay area, well, sfo looking at morning showers and possible delays and a chance into the afternoon. about 63 degrees. around the country not bad. houston 88. denver 75. showers and thunderstorms possible this chicago and showers possible also in new york. temperatures in the 60s. drying out over the next couple of days after tomorrow. then it looks like by thursday partly cloudy skies, warmer weather steps in, in fact the weekend very nice, a lot of temperatures into the mid-70s on saturday and sunday. that's a look at weather.

let's check the slick roads with gianna. >> traffic backing up early at the bay bridge toll plaza. we were monitoring an accident. i just heard from chp, oh, about 10 minutes ago and looks likes they cleared it out of the road there. it was blocking the number 7 lane just before the toll plaza. you could see the two vehicles stuck there but now everything is over to the right shoulder. but you can see traffic is starting to slow there mostly in the cash lanes. san mateo bridge reports of an accident westbound right at the toll plaza also blocking lanes. chp just arriving on scene now. elsewhere, delays are starting to build through the altamont pass westbound 580 still slow and go. 18 minutes to work your way towards 680. highway 4 one of our slow spots as well, westbound slow conditions right around hillcrest and loveridge. gets a little better through pittsburg and then no delays on the eastshore freeway. eastshore freeway itself clocking in with nice speeds if you are heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza and again once you hit the pay gates, traffic tends to slow down. that's a look at your morning drive. back to you guys. >> thank you. ed we're watching breaking traffic news. an accident involving eight big

rigs is snarling traffic in southern california. this is hang on the southbound 5 freeway near highway 14 in the newhall pass. 400 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled. the rain and slick roads may have been a factor in that accident. at least one driver was trapped in his truck but so far, no word on injuries. 5:50 now. apple has a big announcement to make this morning probably about a new version of the ipad. apple will return to the california theater in downtown san jose for the latest unveiling. it's expected to take the wraps off the smaller ipad. the ipad mini. apple isn't talking, no surprise there. but analysts expect it to be about half the size of the regular ipad and what about the price? cnet's brian cooley will have details coming up at 6:45 in his tech segment later this morning. another growing tech company is moving to the midmarket area here in san francisco. mobile payment system company square is going to set up shop near 11th and market streets. it started with 10 employees in

the "chronicle" building but now needs a little room to expand to about 1,000 workers. square is expected to move into its new space in the middle of next year. time now 5:51. we have holiday cheer for drivers. how much gas prices could fall by thanksgiving. >> good news there. and an intense close-up look at a dangerous rescue. the rush to save this 13-foot pregnant shark coming your way. and you could save hundreds."

a few showers showing up around the bay area. the main focus into the south bay right now over the santa cruz mountains towards scott valley. gilroy with a good cell there. more coming up. >> we are dealing with slick surfaces on the roads as well

as some slow and go conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza. plus troubles on the san mateo bridge. so careful as you hit the roads this morning. traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> thank you. 5:54. a group of scientists will spend six years behind bars for failing to warn italians about a 2009 earthquake in l'aquila, italy. all seven were convicted of manslaughter. the 6.3 quake killed more than 300 people, injured 1500 others. seismologists around the world and here in the bay area can't believe it. >> science cannot predict the future that what earthquake in what location will happen. putting scientists on trial for something that is impossible to do is unfair and unjust and unfortunate. >> well, they were found guilty of downplaying the risk of a major quake and not warning residents to evacuate in time. the scientists are now given time to appeal and do not have

to go to jail immediately. but a strange and bizarre situation in italy. >> for sure. well, we love a good gas price story and gas prices are on the way back down. aaa says they could drop by another 30 cents by thanksgiving. this morning, bay area prices are down about 3 cents a gallon from yesterday. in san francisco, regular is at an average of under $4.49 a gallon today. san jose is just below $4.38 and over in the east bay in oakland, regular is a little over $4.38 a gallon. well, what would you do if you saw a shark in trouble? >> what would you do? >> i don't know. what would you do? i never thought about it before. >> i know. well, three men found that situation in texas. a 13-foot tiger shark washed ashore near corpus christi over the weekend the same shark the men attacked with a gps earlier. they jumped in to help it. the shark didn't make it but

apparently, she was pregnant and gave birth during the ordeal. we don't know how the little sharks turned out but what an episode. >> hopefully the babies survived. 5:56. in the next half hour a clash to the finish. a live report on the final showdown between the president and governor romney. >> and pg&e admits to skipping safety inspections. the risky bay area pipelines that flew under the radar. >> reporter: the giants are headed to the world series. do you want tickets? i have details on a contest that may have you glued to twitter. details coming up. ,,,,

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